This report provides a roadmap of necessary advances in basic science and engineering capabilities in order to realize the full benefit of research investments intended to
enable the advanced manufacturing of chemicals using biological
systems.

Concerns about the dual-use of chemical manufacturing equipment for the
production of chemical warfare agents have led to the development of
export-control regulations worldwide. But in recent years, the
globalization of the chemical industry has made it more difficult to
monitor the movement and use of chemical manufacturing equipment, and
has made existing regulations and treaties less effective.

In the wake of several serious accidents in chemical research
laboratories
in US universities, a new report identifies ways for everyone in the
academic research enterprise to promote a strong, positive safety
culture.

In this current study, a committee will analyze whether the relevant properties of
diluted bitumen differ sufficiently from those of other crude oils
commonly transported in US transmission pipelines to warrant
modifications of the regulations governing spill response plans, spill
preparedness, and/or cleanup.

As antiobiotic resistance emerges as a serious threat to public heath, needs grow for new antibiotics that can overcome or bypass resistance. A recent Chemical Sciences Roundtable workshop discussed the technological challenges associated with developing such drugs.